Plant Height 45 - 60 cm (1.5 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest Spring, Autumn
Temperature Range 10 - 24°C (50 - 75°F)
Annual / Perennial / Biennial Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender Frost hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings Raise seedlings, transplant outdoors
Seed Preparation Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Sowing Depth 0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing 45 cm (18 inches)
Row Spacing 60 - 90 cm (24 - 36 inches)
Watering Regular; maintain moist soil
Good Companion Plants Celery, Onions
Bad Companion Plants Strawberries, tomatoes
Pests Cabbage worms, Aphids
Diseases Downy mildew, Clubroot

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More About Direct Compost Solutions

When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.

Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn't suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden.